Livingston and Ascension parishes continue to lead the Baton Rouge region when it comes to population growth, though the pace of expansion has slowed, according to the latest U.S. Census population estimates.
Meanwhile, East Baton Rouge Parish has seen its population grow for two years in a row, outpacing Louisiana as a whole. The parish, however, has yet to fully recover from declines early in the pandemic.
The 10-parish Baton Rouge metro as a whole grew over a five-year period, but seven of the parishes did not…